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Great list: I think Water filters should be #1!!!! You can live forever without a generator, but a water filter intimes of need, whew! One of the reasons I don't want to leave my home short of a dire emergency. Anyone taking nails (#96), or a hammer, in your bug out bag? LOL! I'm stocked up in the basement!

1. Generators
2. Water Filters/Purifiers
3. Portable Toilets
4. Seasoned Firewood
5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps
6. Coleman Fuel. Impossible to stockpile too much
7. Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives, Clubs, Bats & Slingshots
8. Hand-can openers, & hand egg beaters, whisks
9. Honey/Syrups/white, brown sugar
10. Rice – Beans – Wheat
11. Vegetable Oil (for cooking) Without it food burns/must be boiled)
12. Charcoal, Lighter Fluid
13. Water Containers
14. Mini Heater head (Without this item, propane won't heat a room.)
15. Grain Grinder (Non-electric)
16. Propane Cylinders (Urgent: Definite shortages will occur
17. Survival Guide Book
18. Lantern Mantles
19. Baby Supplies: Diapers/formula. ointments/aspirin, etc.
20. Washboards, Mop Bucket w/wringer (for Laundry)
21. Propane Cookstoves
22. Vitamins
23. Propane Cylinder Handle-Holder
24. Feminine Hygiene/Haircare/Skin products
25. Thermal underwear / Polypropylene
26. Bow saws, axes and hatchets, Wedges (also, honing oil)
27. Aluminum Foil Reg. & Heavy Duty
28. Gasoline Containers (Plastic & Metal)
29. Garbage Bags
30. Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Paper Towels
31. Milk – Powdered & Condensed
32. Garden Seeds (Non-Hybrid)
33. Clothes pins/line/hangers
34. Coleman's Pump Repair Kit
35. Tuna Fish (in oil)
36. Fire Extinguishers (or..large box of Baking Soda in every room)
37. First aid kits
38. Batteries
39. Garlic, spices & vinegar, baking supplies
40. Big Dogs (and plenty of dog food)
41. Flour, yeast & salt
42. Matches
43. Writing paper/pads/pencils, solar calculators
44. Insulated ice chests
45. Workboots, belts, jeans & durable shirts
46. Flashlights, Lightsticks, torches, Lanterns
47. Journals, Diaries & Scrapbooks
48. Garbage cans Plastic
49. Hygiene: Shampoo, Toothbrush/paste, Mouthwash, floss
50. Cast iron cookware
51. Fishing supplies/tools
52. Mosquito coils/repellent, sprays/creams
53. Duct Tape
54. Tarps/stakes/twine/nails/rope/spikes
55. Candles
56. Laundry Detergent (liquid)
57. Backpacks, Duffel Bags
58. Garden tools & supplies
59. Scissors, fabrics & sewing supplies
60. Canned Fruits, Veggies, Soups, stews, etc.
61. Bleach
62. Canning supplies, (Jars/lids/wax)
63. Knives & Sharpening tools: files, stones, steel
64. Bicycles...Tires/tubes/pumps/chains, etc
65. Sleeping Bags & blankets/pillows/mats
66. Carbon Monoxide Alarm (battery powered)
67. Board Games, Cards, Dice
68. d-con Rat poison, MOUSE PRUFE II, Roach Killer
69. Mousetraps, Ant traps & cockroach magnets
70. Paper plates/cups/utensils (stock up, folks)
71. Baby wipes, oils, waterless & Antibacterial soap
72. Rain gear, rubberized boots, etc.
73. Shaving supplies
74. Hand pumps & siphons (for water and for fuels)
75. Soysauce, vinegar, bullions/gravy/soupbase
76. Boy Scout Handbook
77. Chocolate/Cocoa/Tang/Punch (water enhancers)
78. "Survival-in-a-Can"
79. Woolen clothing, scarves/ear-muffs/mittens
80. Reading glasses
81. Window Insulation Kit
82. Graham crackers, saltines, pretzels, Trail mix/Jerky
83. Popcorn, Peanut Butter, Nuts
84. Socks, Underwear, T-shirts, etc. (extras)
85. Lumber (all types)
86. Wagons & carts (for transport to and from)
87. Cots & Inflatable mattresses
88. Gloves: Work/warming/gardening, etc.
89. Lantern Hangers
90. Screen Patches, glue, nails, screws, nuts & bolts
91. Teas
92. Coffee
93. Cigarettes
94. Wine/Liquors (for bribes, medicinal, etc,)
95. Paraffin wax
96. Glue, nails, nuts, bolts, screws, etc.
97. Chewing gum/candies
98. Atomizers (for cooling/bathing)
99. Hats & cotton neckerchiefs
100. Goats/chickens


Need to work on the "BIG" dog as well I suppose:)

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The list raised a question for me... I know gasoline doesn't have much of a shelf life but what about Coleman fuel and kerosene for lamps? Will kerosene burn well after years of storage?
 
The list raised a question for me... I know gasoline doesn't have much of a shelf life but what about Coleman fuel and kerosene for lamps? Will kerosene burn well after years of storage?

No. you need to use Kerosene when it's new. My experience is that if's better to use it within 6mo to a year, max. It will burn later, but you'll get lots of black come off of it and less light and flame. I've used Coleman fuel many years later (opened container) and noticed no difference on it though.
 
I see many things that I have thought of already and some that I haven't. It always helps to have an idea of things to grab before you start shopping and it makes it easy to check things off when you have the items.

The main thing to remember is to grab item #78. “Survival-in-a-Can." Check! I should be set with that. :D
 
I see no need for coleman fuel since there is no lead in gasoline now.

There are a LOT of volatiles in unleaded pump gas that i want NO WHERE NEAR my food....

Coleman gas(white gas) is a petroleum naphtha product marketed by The Coleman Company. Historically called white gas, it is a liquid petroleum fuel (100% light hydrotreated distillate) sold in one gallon cans. It is used primarily for fueling lanterns and camp stoves. Originally, it was simply casing-head gas or drip gas which has similar properties.
Coleman fuel has an octane rating of 50 to 55 and none of the additives found in modern gasoline. It has a lower molecular weight than gasoline, kerosene and diesel fuel and cannot be used as a substitute for any of those fuels in modern engines.
The flammability of Coleman Fuel is similar to gasoline; however, it should never be used in modern era gasoline engines.

The material safety data sheet for unleaded gasoline shows at least fifteen hazardous chemicals occurring in various amounts, including benzene (up to 5% by volume), toluene (up to 35% by volume), naphthalene (up to 1% by volume), trimethylbenzene (up to 7% by volume), Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) (up to 18% by volume, in some states) and about ten others.
 
I've used Coleman in the car to get to the next gas station: it worked fine. I've used unleaded gas from the gas station in the Coleman stoves and lantern. Worked fine. Yet I try to keep to what is recommended. You might be even able to burn kerosene in a coleman stove, they are so amazing, but why would you unless it was a real crisis?

I have 2 Coleman stoves. One was my Grandfathers. I don't even know how old it really is, but I remember that he had it in the 60's. I replaced the cork in the pump and it works like new.

Amazing.
 
FWIW (per Coleman Co.): "An un-opened container of Coleman® Fuel stored in a dry area with no rapid extreme changes in temperature will remain viable for five to seven years. An opened container stored in the same area will remain viable for up to two years though will be at its best if used within a year."

Much better shelf life than gasoline. Good reason to stock some Coleman fuel (and rotate it of course) for the stoves and lamps.
 
Thanks EZliving, it's appreciated and I didn't know that. I have some in the basement that's been open over 10 years. Probably time to get a full one and use that one to light charcoal briquettes:)
 
Thanks EZliving, it's appreciated and I didn't know that. I have some in the basement that's been open over 10 years. Probably time to get a full one and use that one to light charcoal briquettes:)

I have a can that is 10 years old and it works great in my stove:s0114: I am lucky to use it once a year. It still fires right up and works for me. The old stoves are sweeeet:s0155:
 

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